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Vassiliki H. Kourafalou

Vassiliki H. Kourafalou

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Earth Science

D-Index
39
Citations
4915
World Ranking
6254
National Ranking
2225

Overview

Vassiliki H. Kourafalou is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work focuses on oceanographic and atmospheric processes, with significant contributions to oceanography and pollution studies.

The scientist's research covers a wide range of topics, including:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Marine and Fisheries Research

Key subfields of their work include oceanography, global and planetary change, pollution, atmospheric science, and ecology.

Vassiliki H. Kourafalou has published frequently in several scientific journals. The most common publication venues are:

  • Ocean Dynamics
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Oceanography
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

The scientist has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Yannis Androulidakis
  • Matthieu Le Hénaff
  • Yonggang Liu
  • Nektaria Ntaganou
  • Chuanmin Hu

Among recent papers involving related research topics, notable works include:

  • Progress in Operational Modeling in Support of Oil Spill Response (2020, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering)
  • Transport Processes in the Gulf of Mexico Along the River-Estuary-Shelf-Ocean Continuum: a Review of Research from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (2021, Estuaries and Coasts)
  • Long term simulations of potential oil spills around Cuba (2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin)
  • Ten years of modeling the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2021, Environmental Modelling & Software)
  • Pathways of Oil Spills from Potential Cuban Offshore Exploration: Influence of Ocean Circulation (2020, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering)

Best Publications

  • The fate of river discharge on the continental shelf: 1. Modeling the river plume and the inner shelf coastal current

    Vassiliki H. Kourafalou;Vassiliki H. Kourafalou;Lie Yauw Oey;John D. Wang;Thomas N. Lee

  • On the modeling of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

    A.J. Mariano;V.H. Kourafalou;A. Srinivasan;H. Kang

  • The dynamics of the Mississippi River plume: Impact of topography, wind and offshore forcing on the fate of plume waters

    R. V. Schiller;V. H. Kourafalou;P. Hogan;N. D. Walker

  • Evolution of the Macondo well blowout: simulating the effects of the circulation and synthetic dispersants on the subsea oil transport.

    Claire B. Paris;Matthieu Le Hénaff;Matthieu Le Hénaff;Zachary M. Aman;Ajit Subramaniam

  • Florida Current frontal eddies and the settlement of coral reef fishes

    Su Sponaugle;Thomas Lee;Vassiliki Kourafalou;Deanna Pinkard

  • The fate of river discharge on the continental shelf 2. Transport of coastal low-salinity waters under realistic wind and tidal forcing

    Vassiliki H. Kourafalou;Vassiliki H. Kourafalou;Thomas N. Lee;Lie Yauw Oey;John D. Wang

  • Surface evolution of the deepwater horizon oil spill patch: combined effects of circulation and wind-induced drift.

    Matthieu Le Hénaff;Vassiliki H. Kourafalou;Claire B. Paris;Judith Helgers

  • Aegean Surface Circulation from a Satellite-Tracked Drifter Array

    Donald B. Olson;Vassiliki H. Kourafalou;William E. Johns;Geoff Samuels

  • Rigorous Evaluation of a Fraternal Twin Ocean OSSE System for the Open Gulf of Mexico

    G. R. Halliwell;A. Srinivasan;V. Kourafalou;H. Yang

  • A case study of bora-driven flow and density changes on the adriatic shelf (January 1987)

    Gordana Beg Paklar;Vlad Isakov;Darko Koračin;Vassilliki Kourafalou

  • Process studies on the Po River plume, North Adriatic Sea

    Vassiliki H. Kourafalou

  • Diagnostic and prognostic model studies of the Adriatic Sea general circulation: Seasonal variability

    M. Zavatarelli;N. Pinardi;V. H. Kourafalou;A. Maggiore

  • Simulating the dynamics and intensification of cyclonic Loop Current Frontal Eddies in the Gulf of Mexico

    Matthieu Le Hénaff;Matthieu Le Hénaff;Vassiliki H. Kourafalou;Yves Morel;Ashwanth Srinivasan

  • River plume development in semi-enclosed Mediterranean regions: North Adriatic Sea and Northwestern Aegean Sea

    Vassiliki H Kourafalou

  • Florida Current meandering and evolution of cyclonic eddies along the Florida Keys Reef Tract: Are they interconnected?

    Vassiliki H. Kourafalou;HeeSook Kang

  • High resolution simulations on the North Aegean Sea seasonal circulation

    V. H. Kourafalou;K. Barbopoulos

  • Progress in operational modeling in support of oil spill response

    Christopher H. Barker;Vassiliki H. Kourafalou;C. J. Beegle-Krause;Michel Boufadel

  • Observed and modeled larval settlement of a reef fish to the Florida Keys

    S. Sponaugle;C. Paris;K. D. Walter;V. Kourafalou

  • Influence of Mississippi River induced circulation on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill transport

    Vassiliki H. Kourafalou;Yannis S. Androulidakis

  • A nested circulation model for the North Aegean Sea

    V. H. Kourafalou;K. P. Tsiaras

  • Modeling river plume dynamics with the HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model

    Rafael V. Schiller;Vassiliki H. Kourafalou

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas N. Lee
Thomas N. Lee University of Miami
George R. Halliwell
George R. Halliwell National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Claire B. Paris
Claire B. Paris University of Miami
Chuanmin Hu
Chuanmin Hu University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Robert Atlas
Robert Atlas Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Eric P. Chassignet
Eric P. Chassignet Florida State University
Joanna Staneva
Joanna Staneva Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Robert H. Weisberg
Robert H. Weisberg University of South Florida St. Petersburg
Patrick J. Hogan
Patrick J. Hogan United States Naval Research Laboratory
Helena M. Solo-Gabriele
Helena M. Solo-Gabriele University of Miami

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